Saddle



July 24, 1923. 1,462,976

F. MEslNGER v SADDLE lFiled Sept. '7, 1922 ByC. f

Patented July Z4, 1923.

UNITD ST FREDERICK MESINGEE,v 0E NEW YORK, N. Y. j

SADDLE.

Application led September 7,1922. Serial No. 586,577.-

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDEPICK MESINGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Saddles, of which the followin is a specification;

his invention relates to saddles and more particularly to saddles of that character designed for use upon motorcycles and similar vehicles. Y

It is the primary object and purpose of my present invention to provide such a saddle with a detachable back rest or support. The saddle provided with the back rest in addition to affording a more confortable seat for the driver, may also be used in place of the ordinary side car with which some motorcycles are equipped.

f It is a further object of the invention to provide a detachable back rest for motorcycle saddles which greatly adds to the physical comfort of the rider but which at the same time willnot materially increase the manufacturing cost of such saddles or the selling price of motorcycles or other vehicles equipped therewith.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe improved vehicle saddle and in the form, construction and relative arrangement ofthe several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawing and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawing wherein I have illustrated one practical and desirable embodiment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a motorcycle saddle having the back rest or support `applied thereto, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fi re 1.

In the drawing I have illustrated the saddle proper of a general form or shape which is quite familiar in the motorcycle art. It is to be understood, however, that such form or shape of the saddle is not an essential feature of my present improvements and that the latter may be applied` and advantageously used in connection with various other sizes or shapes lof the saddle. As heree in shown, the saddle proper is provided with a properly stamped or shaped base or stiffening plate 5 upon the upper side of which the usual padding material 6 is' arranged covered by the leather 7. The. edges of this leather 7 extend beyond `the edges o fthe plate and are stitched or otherwise perma- TFQOFFICE.

nently secured to a selvedge strip of leather 8 which is riveted as at 9 to theflower face be understoodl that the selvedge strip 8 hasy openings therein coinciding with the threaded bores of the bosses 10. As these bosses are completely concealed and therefore invisible, the saddle proper has the same outward appearance as the ordinary saddle of this type.v

The back rest with which the saddle may be provided at the option of the rider, consists of a rigid body plate 11. The rear side of this plate is entirely covered by a sheetof leather 12 which projects beyond theI edges of' the plate and is stitched or otherwise permanently secured toy the edges of the front leather 13 between which and the plate 11 the padding material 14: is placed. The padded area of the back rest is less than the surface areaof the plate 11 as the lower portion of the front leather sheet 13 is close' ly engaged with the front face of said plate over the lower marginal section thereof, as

indicated at 15. This lower portion of plate 11 and the rear and front leather sheets 12 and 13 are provided at spaced points with openings tol receive the attaching bolts 16. These bolts are adapted to be threaded into the bosses 10 so as to tightly clamp the lower margin of the back rest against the rear side of the saddle seat. Thus as seen in Figure 2 of the drawing, the back rest is very rigiding, the'construc'tion, manner ofuse "and they several advantages vof my present invention will be fully and clearly understood. It will be appreciated that the back rester support as a supplement to saddles such as are used upon motorcycles, will greatly add to the physical comfort of the rider. .At the 'same time the back rest andthe attaching means therefor is of such simple construction that it can be produced at low cost 'and will not therefre materially add to the lsellingprice of) such vehicles. Y It will be seen that when applied and rigidly secured in position, the back rest constitutes in effect a continuation of the saddle seat,'there`being no appreciable intervening space between ythe seat and the backrest; Thus the'saddlewith the back rest appliedvwill present a neat and attractive appearanceT l p i ,i

I" have herein shownwand described one construction of the detachable vback rest and an attaching means therefor which I have y found to be very satisfactory lin actual use.

side and upwardly curved'a't its rear en d, a

back rest for said seat also.V having a body plateupholstered on oneside and the upholstery thereof along one' of its lmarginal edges correspondingin vcontour to the upper rear edge of the body plate of ysaid seat,

and means for detachablyk and rigidly se-v curing said back rest to the body platey of the seat with said marginal edge ofthe 'upholste'ry thereoffr in close proximity to the rear upper end of the upholstery ofthe saddle seat, whereby the back rest when applied, constitutes in effectva continuous part of the seat structure.

2. In combination with the vehicle saddle seat, a back rest therefor adapted to be arrangediat the rear 'edge of the seat and constructed to constitute in eect a continuation of the saddle seat,vtlie"saddlese'at including av body plate having spaced internally threadedbosses thereonand said backrest also having a rigid body plate provided bolt receivin openings7 and"attachingbolts adapted to e engagedlthrough ,saidlfopens ings and threaded in 'said bosses to detachably secure the back rest rigidlytothe body of the saddle seat.

ain Comm anon with ave-H161@ mais seathaving a base plate p rovidedV adjalij'ent its upper rear edge with internallyy threaded bosses, a supplementary backestor sup'-l port for said seat includinga ri idvbody plate havingA padding fthe frontf lside thereof' and a lleather covering ysheet fdr said padding contacting closely the surface -f ,"1 il, of said plate along one marginal area thereof, a yleather sheet 4coveringfthe rear surfaceA of said plate `andfsecured tothe Ififnt, leather sheet beyondy the ledges' of thfef4 plate, said marginal aie'aof theplate'lanld'leather sheets having Ispaced)"openingstherein,

attaching boltls'fadapted to beA en' vlirlg'h Sd' penfnslehd threaded l111 Q bosses on the bodypl'at'e of`tlie"`safddle"sat to: detachably and, rigidly Aseciifel the rest in position whereby the latter inV ,effect constitutes a ciitinuationl'of the `saddle seat. V ,e ,i

,In testimony I claim'tlie; foregoing as' myinvention, I havesigned my`'naine'hereunder. 5 ,e L i "FREDERICK MEsilvana,y j 

